Classification of research disciplines

The classification of scientific disciplines in the SNSF Portal corresponds to the fields of research according to the Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC).

The ANZSRC 2020 Fields of Research (FoR) include major fields and related sub-fields of research and emerging areas of study. The SNSF uses a slightly adapted version, which was introduced by the internationally established bibliometric database Dimensions.

  • Agricultural, Veterinary and Food Sciences

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    • Agricultural Biotechnology
    • Agriculture, Land and Farm Management
    • Animal Production
    • Crop and Pasture Production
    • Fisheries Sciences
    • Food Sciences
    • Forestry Sciences
    • Horticultural Production
    • Veterinary Sciences
  • Biological Sciences

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    • Biochemistry and Cell Biology
    • Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
    • Ecology
    • Evolutionary Biology
    • Genetics
    • Industrial Biotechnology
    • Microbiology
    • Plant Biology
    • Zoology
  • Biomedical and Clinical Sciences

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    • Cardiovascular Medicine and Haematology
    • Clinical Sciences
    • Dentistry
    • Immunology
    • Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics
    • Medical Biotechnology
    • Medical Microbiology
    • Medical Physiology
    • Neurosciences
    • Nutrition and Dietetics
    • Oncology and Carcinogenesis
    • Ophthalmology and Optometry
    • Paediatrics
    • Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
    • Reproductive Medicine
  • Built Environment and Design

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    • Architecture
    • Building
    • Design
    • Urban and Regional Planning
  • Chemical Sciences

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    • Analytical Chemistry
    • Inorganic Chemistry
    • Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry
    • Medicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Physical Chemistry
    • Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
  • Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services

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    • Accounting, Auditing and Accountability
    • Banking, Finance and Investment
    • Business Systems In Context
    • Commercial Services
    • Human Resources and Industrial Relations
    • Marketing
    • Strategy, Management and Organisational Behaviour
    • Tourism
    • Transportation, Logistics and Supply Chains
  • Creative Arts and Writing

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    • Art History, Theory and Criticism
    • Creative and Professional Writing
    • Music
    • Performing Arts
    • Screen and Digital Media
    • Visual Arts
  • Earth Sciences

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    • Atmospheric Sciences
    • Climate Change Science
    • Geochemistry
    • Geoinformatics
    • Geology
    • Geophysics
    • Hydrology
    • Oceanography
    • Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
  • Economics

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    • Applied Economics
    • Econometrics
    • Economic Theory
  • Education

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    • Curriculum and Pedagogy
    • Education Policy, Sociology and Philosophy
    • Education Systems
    • Specialist Studies In Education
  • Engineering

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    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Automotive Engineering
    • Biomedical Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Communications Engineering
    • Control Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Electronics, Sensors and Digital Hardware
    • Engineering Practice and Education
    • Environmental Engineering
    • Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Engineering
    • Geomatic Engineering
    • Manufacturing Engineering
    • Maritime Engineering
    • Materials Engineering
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Nanotechnology
    • Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy
  • Environmental Sciences

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    • Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
    • Ecological Applications
    • Environmental Biotechnology
    • Environmental Management
    • Pollution and Contamination
    • Soil Sciences
  • Health Sciences

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    • Allied Health and Rehabilitation Science
    • Epidemiology
    • Health Services and Systems
    • Midwifery
    • Nursing
    • Public Health
    • Sports Science and Exercise
    • Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine
  • History, Heritage and Archaeology

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    • Archaeology
    • Heritage, Archive and Museum Studies
    • Historical Studies
  • Human Society

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    • Anthropology
    • Criminology
    • Demography
    • Development Studies
    • Gender Studies
    • Human Geography
    • Policy and Administration
    • Political Science
    • Social Work
    • Sociology
  • Information and Computing Sciences

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    • Applied Computing
    • Artificial Intelligence
    • Computer Vision and Multimedia Computation
    • Cybersecurity and Privacy
    • Data Management and Data Science
    • Distributed Computing and Systems Software
    • Graphics, Augmented Reality and Games
    • Human-Centred Computing
    • Information Systems
    • Library and Information Studies
    • Machine Learning
    • Software Engineering
    • Theory Of Computation
  • Language, Communication and Culture

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    • Communication and Media Studies
    • Cultural Studies
    • Language Studies
    • Linguistics
    • Literary Studies
  • Law and Legal Studies

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    • Commercial Law
    • Environmental and Resources Law
    • International and Comparative Law
    • Law In Context
    • Legal Systems
    • Private Law and Civil Obligations
    • Public Law
  • Mathematical Sciences

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    • Applied Mathematics
    • Mathematical Physics
    • Numerical and Computational Mathematics
    • Pure Mathematics
    • Statistics
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies

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    • Applied Ethics
    • History and Philosophy Of Specific Fields
    • Philosophy
    • Religious Studies
    • Theology
  • Physical Sciences

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    • Astronomical Sciences
    • Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
    • Classical Physics
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Medical and Biological Physics
    • Nuclear and Plasma Physics
    • Particle and High Energy Physics
    • Quantum Physics
    • Space Sciences
    • Synchrotrons and Accelerators
  • Psychology

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    • Applied and Developmental Psychology
    • Biological Psychology
    • Clinical and Health Psychology
    • Cognitive and Computational Psychology
    • Social and Personality Psychology